St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-29

One of the principal points of the exam
ination by the DAWES Indian commission
last Saturday was in relation to trouble
on White Earth reservation between Agent
SHEEHAN and the BEAULIEUs. While there
was some divergence of opinions as to the
origin of the trouble. All the witnesses con-
CURED in bearing testimony to the good char
acter of both SHEEHAN and the BEAULIEUs.
In the opinion of some of the witnesses
sectarian zeal had something to do with
fomenting the trouble. White Earth has
been good missionary ground. and the rival
ries and chickering's which are almost INSOFAR
able from missionary work, where it is con-
Quoted by two or more religious societies at
the same time, is supposed by some to have
contributed its share to the dissensions.
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The religious side of the controversy, il
there is any such side to it. is good deal
mixed up. The elder BEAULIEU is Cath
olic, his wife is a Presbyterian, the Rev. GIL
FILLAN is an Episcopal clergyman. and Agent
SHEEHAN's denominational faith is not
known But, however plausible this theory
of the origin of the trouble may appear,
in reality the religious differences of the
parties had very little to do with it. 1t may
be possible that Agent SHEEHAN's lack of
knowledge of Indian character, coupled with
deficiency in tact of management according
to Senator RICEs opinion, may have been
the immediate cause of the existing trouble
between the agent and the BEAULIEU family.
So
But away back of that is a piece of un-
written history which may reveal the real
secret of it all. Away back, probably in
1855, the government entered into a treaty
with the Chippewas, in which it was stipu-
lated that each head of a family should have
tie right to locate eighty acres of land. This
Indian land scrip, as it was known, got to be
great food for the spectators. The elder
BEAULIEU interested himself in protecting
his people from the land sharks, and finally
succeeded in thwarting their rascally
schemes. by doing so he incurred the ever
lasting wrath of the spectators. They and
their descendants are prosecuting him
and his descendants to this day.
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Of all classes of our population there is
none reader to award a prompt recognition
of artistic merit than our German friends
This is particularly true where proficiency in
music is involved. The very generous test-
monial to young Mr.. LIENAU last evening
was an illustration in point. Mr.. LIENAU is
a st. Paul boy of whom all st. Paul people are
going to be proud some day, for he is going to
make big mark in the musical world. But
our German friends are not waiting until
Mr.. LIENAU has made his reputation before
they manifest their pride in him. They an
ticlpate his fame and express generous ap-
probation of his merit when such evidences
of appreciation are most encouraging to
young man.
The inter urban rapid transit is all right.
The GLOBE is glad to see it inaugurated. But
what we want first and most of all is some
rapid transit in the city, We are going to
have a ca BILE line in the course of human
events But by the time it is flushed the
city will want another one. And in the
meantime half dozen more street railways
or motor lines wouldn't more than accommo-
date the demand.